Judith Scott
Assistant Professor at School of Social Work
Dr. Judith C. Scott, assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work, researches how trauma such as physical child maltreatment and racism (interpersonal and structural), protective processes including ethnic-racial socialization and coping, and contextual factors affects parenting and mental health among families. Her current and past research focuses on Black and Asian children and families, their ethnic variation, and immigrant experiences. Her secondary research interest is evaluating programs by small and medium non-profit community organizations serving families.
Dr. Scott is a consulting editor for the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and a member of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Office of Youth and Young Adult Services Racial Equity Movement Advisory Board and the Boston University School of Public Health Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board.